# NTSB DEN7LFTE20: Beech N35, N959Q, Breckenridge, CO, August 26, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 26, 1975
- Place: Breckenridge, CO · BRECKENRIDGE, CO
- Location: 39.4995° N, 106.0432° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Breckenridge, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4995&lon=-106.0432&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 19, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150964
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN7LFTE20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN7LFTE20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2308  75/8/26    BRECKENRIDGE,CO     BEECH N35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 5320
        TIME - 1745                    N959Q               PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRECKENRIDGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          DENVER,CO                   RETURN                       BRECKENRIDGE,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- TOUCHED DOWN WITH 250FT OF RUNWAY REMAINING.COLLIDED WITH BOULDERS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N959Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N959Q), registered now, S/N D-6838 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH N35
- Registry model: [Beech N35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-n35) (registry code 1151528) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Breckenridge

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750826026739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750826026739A), Aug 26, 1975: Beech N35, Breckenridge, CO, Substantial damage. Touched down with 250FT of runway remaining. Collided with boulders.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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